Rep: A Story About the Stories We Tell
Rep: A Story About the Stories We Tell
It’s 1985, Back to The Future is about to become a blockbuster hit. The movie’s villains? The Libyans. It’s 1986 and the U.S. conducts an airstrike on “The Libyans” in a failed attempt to kill then-dictator Muammar Gaddafi. An unconfirmed number of civilians are killed, instead identified as “collateral damage”. Among them, five family members of award-winning journalist Noor Tagouri. Almost 40…Social links:
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11. Alive
“Vanished” is how we started the Rep journey, and “Alive” is how we start again. In our final chapter, Rep comes ALIVE in a surprising connection Noor makes during an event at Harvard University. This is the story of how our stories lead to revolutions. Story Guides include: Barbara Rosewicz, Dr…
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10. 3Ps: Public Opinion
Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. We call them the 3Ps; and they are at play in the stories that define our world and shape our beliefs. Featuring an exclusive interview with Bella Hadid, we consider how Public Opinion affects the lives of Palestinian people, as well as the rest of us. To…
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9. 3Ps: Pop Culture
What do musicians Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and Yuna, actor May Calamawy, and filmmaker Minhal Baig all have in common? They are proof of what revolutionary representation can look like. These story guides have used their art forms to search for the deepest parts of themselves and connect their stor…
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8. 3Ps: Politics
I’d like to introduce you to our framework for Rep, The 3Ps: Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. The 3Ps are a tool we use to track the power dynamics in the stories around us. First Up: Politics. We think we’re talking about Politics, but are we? How do we decode the stories that create t…
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7. America’s Greatest Export
What is the United States’ *actual* greatest export? We have a theory — Story. In this chapter, we re-examine why the United States began, check in on how Americans are telling and receiving their story, why some veterans fought or refuse to fight for the story, and we hear from people around th…
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6. Interlude (Bonus)
This episode is simply a bridge, a pause, a moment to reflect on where we've been and where we are going. It is an intimate look behind the writers of Rep, Noor Tagouri and Zaron Burnett. These are recorded meeting sessions reflecting on intentions and how they hope to carry us into the second half…
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5. Tell the Truth, Truth
Do we even need representation? What does "telling the truth" actually mean and why do we do it? Does objectivity exist? Can our biases work in our favor? These questions have come up over and over again throughout the journey of Rep, and in this chapter, we face them head on. Our story guides i…
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4. Shikata Ga Nai (It Cannot Be Helped)
This chapter is the turning point for Rep. In a miraculous turn of events, Noor meets a group of Japanese American elders who were forced to live in US internment camps during WWII. Their stories, some being shared for the first time, are a testament to our interconnectedness. Transcripts are av…
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3. "Muslim Cool"
Conceptualized by Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, the journey of Muslim Cool takes us on an exploration of Knowledge of Self through the lens of hiphop, Islam, and Blackness. The stories we tell through our names, music, and the identities formed around us. Storytellers include Dr. Su’ad, Maimouna Youssef…
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2. Golden Girls
This is a story about a Bosnian Muslim refugee turned radio icon. Or so we thought. In this next chapter of Rep, Noor examines the art of listening, how to revisit the stories we've told before, and what happens when you really get to know your friends. Transcripts are available at ays.media/rep …
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